SADC states lag behind in data dissemination
Wednesday, March 16, 2016
Officially opening a regional workshop on debt statistics compilation and reporting in Gaborone on Monday, deputy statistician general, Boitumelo Matlhaga said while substantial progress has been made by member states, there is a lot of room for improvement.
She noted that for some years, a number of countries in the region only went as far as complying with the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) General Data Dissemination System (GDDS), adding that they are yet to accede with the more stringent reporting requirements under the Special Data Dissemination Standard (SDDS) and SDDS-plus.
The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...